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Shaoguan Danxia Mountain, Shaoguan Nanhua Temple, Shaoguan Baizhang Cliff Canyon Rafting, Shaoguan Bibei Yao Village, Ruyuan Grand Canyon, Shaoguan Chebaling Nature Reserve, Maba Man Ruins, Shaoguan Dajian Temple, Shaoguan Caoxi Hot Spring, Shaoguan Nanling National Forest Park, Shaoguan Donghuping Folk Culture Village, Shaoguan Fengcai Building, Shaoguan Furong Fairy Cave, Shaoguan Mine Park, Shaoguan Jinji Ridge, Shaoguan Hakka Mantang Dawei, Shaoguan Dinosaur Museum, Shaoguan Lingxi River Rafting, Nanxiong Meiguan Ancient Road, Nanxiong Zhuji Ancient Alley, Lechang Dragon King Pond, Lechang Ancient Buddha Rock, Southern Yew Forest Park , Ruyuan Nanshui Reservoir, Shaoguan Forest Park, Tongtianluo, Ostrich Village, Xianren Bridge, Shaoguan Renhua Shuangfeng Village, Shaoguan Zhongshan Park
Danxia Mountain
Danxia Mountain is located in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province The junction area between Renhua County and Zhenjiang District of the city. Between 113°36′25″ and 113°47′53″ east longitude, and between 24°51′48″ and 25°04′12″ north latitude. The total area is 292 square kilometers. It is a national scenic spot, a national nature reserve, a national geological park, and a national AAAA tourist area. It is a natural scenic area dominated by Danxia landforms. On February 13, 2004, it was approved by UNESCO as one of the first batch of global geoparks in the world. On July 5 of the same year, the Danxia Mountain Global Geopark was officially unveiled and opened. In 2010, it was successfully declared as a world natural heritage.
"The color is like Wodan and the brightness is like Mingxia". Danxia Mountain is the world’s named Danxia landform. Danxia landform refers to the continental red bed landform with steep cliffs. As a named place for Danxia landform, the development of Danxia landform in Danxia Mountain is typical, representative, diverse and irreplaceable.
In ancient times, Danxia Mountain was known as Quhonggang, Shaoshi Mountain, and the Old Land of Burning Wood Buddha. It consists of more than 680 red gravel rocks with flat tops (sloping tops), steep bodies and gentle slopes, and is characterized by red cliffs. The highest peak, Bazhai, is 619.2 meters above sea level. According to research by geologists, among more than 800 Danxia landforms that have been discovered in China, Danxia Mountain is the concentrated distribution area of ??Danxia landforms with the most typical development, the most complete types, the richest shapes, the most beautiful scenery, and the best research.
Danxia Mountain consists of five major scenic spots: Danxia, ??Bazhai, Shaoshi, Aizhai and Jinjiang Gallery. It is famous for the majesty of Red Cliff and Red Cliff, the wonder of Yin Yang Yuan Stone, the danger of Bazhai, the beauty of Jinjiang River, the seclusion of Xianglong Lake, the charm of Shao Stone, and the vastness of Xia Fu.
Nanhua Temple
Nanhua Temple is located on the bank of Cao River, 6 kilometers southeast of Maba Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City, and 22 kilometers away from the central city of Shaoguan. It is a famous Buddhist temple in my country. The ancient temple is one of the six major temples in Guangdong and the birthplace of the "Southern Zen Dharma" promoted by Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism.
Nanhua Temple was built in the first year of Tianjian (AD 502) of Emperor Liang Wu of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and has a history of more than 1,480 years. After it was completed, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty named it "Baolin Temple". In the first year of Shenlong (AD 705) of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, he was granted the name Zhongxing Temple. In the third year of Shenlong, he was granted the title of "Faquan Temple". In the first year of Kaibao (AD 968), Taizu Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty was granted the title of "Nanhua Zen Temple", which is still known today. According to historical records, in the first year of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, the eminent Indian monk Sanzang of Zhiyao sailed to Guangdong and passed through Caoxi on his way north. "I drank the water and it had an unusual fragrance. I looked around at the mountains, and the peaks and peaks were so beautiful, just like Baolin Mountain in the West." So he suggested setting up a place here. Build a temple.
Nanhua Temple plays an important role in the development history of Chinese Buddhism. For more than a thousand years, Nanhua Temple has been famous in the world for being connected with the name of the Sixth Patriarch. The Sixth Patriarch Huineng taught Zen here for 37 years and had 43 disciples. It spread throughout the country and later formed five sects, including Linji in Hebei, Xieyang in Hunan, Caodong in Jiangxi, Yunmen in Guangdong, and Fayan in Nanjing, which are called one flower and five leaves. Fayan Sect spread to Thailand and Korea; Caodong and Linji became popular in Japan; Yunmen and Linji spread further to Europe and the United States. Therefore, Nanhua Zen Temple is known as the "ancestral court".
Ruyuan Yunmen Temple
Yunmen Temple is Menshan Dajue Zen Temple. It was built in 923 AD by Zen Master Wen Yan, a disciple of Huineng, the sixth ancestor of the Yunmen Sect. It is located in Ruyuan. At the foot of Ciyun Peak, 6 kilometers north of Yuan County, is the birthplace of Yunmen Sect, one of the five major branches of Zen Buddhism in my country, and one of the key temples in the country.
Yunmen Temple originated from Yunmen Wenyan. Wen Yan (864-949), whose common surname was Zhang, was from Jiaxing (now Zhejiang). After becoming a monk, he studied in various places. He first visited Muzhou Road and later joined Yicun and was awarded the seal. After Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, passed away, his disciples included Huairang, Nanyue, Hunan, and Xingsi, Qingyuan, Jiangxi. By the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the Nanyue lineage had formed the Weiyang and Linji sects, and the Qingyuan lineage had divided into the Caodong, Yunmen, and Fayan sects, collectively known as the Five Zen Schools. The inheritance of Yunmen Sect is: Traveling to Qingyuan Mountain - Tao Wu - Chong Xin - Xuan Jian - Yicun - Wen Yan. After Wen Yan received his seal of approval at Xuefeng Guangfu Temple in Xianggu Mountain, Fuzhou, he came to Yunmen Mountain in Shaozhou, restored the dilapidated Guangtai Zen Temple, and created a unique style of Yunmen Sect Zen. His preaching method is unique and is called "Three Sentences of Cloud Gate". According to "Wu Deng Hui Yuan", "I have three sentences to show you. One sentence covers the universe, one sentence cuts off the flow of people, and one sentence goes with the flow." If you understand these three sentences, you can enter the Tao.
Yunmen Temple covers an area of ??12,000 square meters. The entire building is solemn, elegant and quiet, with a unique style. The temple is full of incense. In addition to the release pond, more than 180 halls, halls and buildings are connected into one.
The temple retains a number of nationally protected cultural relics, the more famous of which is the "Inscription and Preface to the Reality of Master Kuangzhen of Yunmen Guangtai Zen Temple in Shaozhou, Han Dynasty" which dates back more than 1,000 years. There is Guanyin Mountain in front of Yunmen Temple and Osmanthus Pond behind it. In the golden autumn, osmanthus flowers are everywhere here, creating a brilliant scene.
Ruyuan Grand Canyon
Guangdong Ruyuan Grand Canyon is located in Dabu Town, 68 kilometers southwest of Ruyuan County. The Grand Canyon runs through Dabu Town in Shaoguan and Polo Town in Yingde, with a total length of 15 kilometers and a maximum depth of more than 400 meters. The scenery along the way is beautiful. It turns out that the Grand Canyon is just a small basin in a ravine. Due to the influence of the Yanshan orogeny, the earth's crust withstood the expansion force of the uplift of the land mass, causing part of the land mass to crack and subside to form a rift valley. It has a history of 10 million years ago. . Also because Ruyuan is a limestone landform, there are many caves in the Grand Canyon. The formation of limestone and red conglomerate is very similar, so the landform of the Grand Canyon is very similar to that of Danxia Mountain.
The Grand Canyon has the wonders of Huangshan - the clouds and mist pouring out of the mountains when it rains, drifting in the mountains, just like being in a fairyland; the dangers of Huashan - 1386 steps of the Thousand Steps Ladder; and Zhangjiajie The beauty - the valley is deep, with cascading peaks and emerald green.
On both sides of the Grand Canyon are high-angle cliff canyons, which are very steep. The rocks exposed in the valley are sedimentary rocks formed more than 300 million years ago, mainly dense and hard quartzite. The top of the Grand Canyon is shaped like a large canyon. The valley is about 600 meters wide. The calm Dabu River meanders from southeast to northwest. When it reaches here, it suddenly jumps into the air and rushes down, forming a waterfall. Its majestic momentum is shocking. Heart-breaking! There is a deep pool under the waterfall, and the water flows out of Yingdeboluo Town along the Grand Canyon and into Beijiang River. About 20 kilometers away from the Grand Canyon, there is a quartz sandstone cave that is rare in China - Jingfeng Cave. The strange rocks in the cave are in various shapes. Compared with the limestone caves, the style is very different and unique.
Nanling National Forest Park
The total area of ??Nanling National Forest Park is 273 square kilometers. It is located at the junction of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County and Hunan. Its main peak, Shikengkong, is 1,902 meters above sea level and is the highest peak in Guangdong Province. The second and third highest peaks in Guangdong are located here, and it is known as the "Roof of Guangdong". There are well-known scenic spots such as Xiaohuang Mountain, Water Valley, and Waterfalls in the park. The Nanling Mountains are continuous and winding, retaining the most complete and largest virgin forest in Guangdong Province, preserving the most complete natural ecosystem, and serving as a natural ecological protection barrier in Lingnan. At present, more than 2,000 plant species and more than 200 species of wild animals have been discovered in Nanling National Forest Park. There are 82 species of national first- and second-level protected animals and plants, and it is the last habitat of the South China tiger. The rare species active here have created the "Treasure House of Guangdong Species" and "The Place with the Richest Biodiversity in Nanling", and also show eco-tourism and adventure enthusiasts the beauty of the four seasons - in spring, there are smiling cherry blossoms and red azaleas all over the mountain; In summer, the sun is dark and the clear stream flows; in autumn, the red leaves are colorful and the mountains and fields are covered; in winter, the rime and ice are freezing, making it look like the scenery of the North!
Maba Man Ruins
Maba Man Ruins - Lion Rock is located 2 kilometers southwest of Qujiang District. In 1958, the skull of the famous "Maba Man" at home and abroad was found here. was discovered. "Maba Man" is an ancient human between Chinese apes and modern humans. It is an ancient human from the Paleolithic Age 120,000 years ago. It provides very important information for perfecting the sequence of primitive human development in my country. It is the most important human being so far. It is the only ancient human fossil site in Guangdong Province so far. In 1977, a large number of late Neolithic cultural relics were unearthed between the two stone mountains of Shizi Rock. They were named "Shixia Culture" and made Shizi Rock even more famous.
In 1960, the Maba people's ruins were announced as municipal cultural relics protection units by the Shaoguan Municipal People's Government; in October 1961, the Maba people's ruins were announced as the first batch of provincial-level cultural relics protection units by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. Unit; in 2000, the Maba people's ruins and the Shixia ruins were rated as "100 major archaeological discoveries of the 20th century"; in June 2001, the Maba people's ruins and the Shixia ruins were merged and announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key discoveries. Cultural relic protection unit.
Maba Man Ruins Scenic Area is a famous large-scale archaeological tourist attraction in Guangdong Province that combines mountains, water, caves and rocks, integrating archeology and tourism, knowledge and entertainment. The scenic area is divided into front mountain and back mountain. The main cave of the front mountain is where the fossils of the "Maba Man" were unearthed. In the caves such as Silver Rock and Osmanthus Rock, a group of statues of primitive human life in the "Maba Man" era and the "Shixia Culture" were created. The living conditions of the ancestors during that period. In the back mountain, there is Zhaoyin Temple where Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism once lived, and a large limestone cave. There are stalactites in various shapes in the cave, which amaze the artistic creativity of nature. The scenic area also houses the Maba Museum with a construction area of ??2,096 square meters, which displays many ancient human fossils, animal fossils and Neolithic cultural relics.
Jiulong Shibatan Rafting
At the southern foot of the towering Nanling Mountains, at the foot of the famous Dayao Mountain, there is a beautiful Wujiang River. The Wujiang River originates from Linwu, Hunan, and comes out of Yizhang. It flows from north to south into Lechang, the northernmost county-level city in Guangdong, and flows into Beijiang via Shaoguan.
The more than 60 kilometers of Wujiang River from Pingshi Town to Lechang City is a canyon river landform.
The river rushes down along Dayao Mountain, with steep river banks, deep valleys and dense forests, and winding river channels. There are nine long rivers (referring to places with large drops, deep water, fast currents, and narrow river channels), and Shibatan (refers to places with small drops). , shallow water, rapid flow, rocky place), it was called Lechang Gorge, Long Gorge in ancient times, also known as Jiulong and Eighteen Beaches of Huxi River. The natural scenery is colorful and varied, with meandering rivers, clear water and rapid flow, and silver mist and smoke. The narrowest part of "Hanlong" is between Laolong and Xinlong. The river seems to be squeezed by mountains, with only room for one boat to pass by. The most dangerous one is Tarutaki. The water flows like an arrow, and there are numerous reefs under the water. More than ten meters away from Takiwei, there is the towering and craggy Takibi, which is spectacular. The most surprising thing is Baijitan. There are tens of millions of pebbles in the center of the river, the size and shape of chickens, like a hundred chickens playing in a flock. When the water rises, it makes a sound like a hundred chickens crowing in unison. The most beautiful part is between Meilong and Jinglong, where the mountains and valleys are steep, the stone patterns are different, the nature is free and easy, the trees are thick, the roots are intertwined, and the vines are connected. The colors vary throughout the year, and with the clear river water and gentle sound of waves, it can be said that the mountains and rivers complement each other.
Jiulong Shibatan runs through the high mountains at the foot of Dayao Mountain. Due to the squeeze of the mountains, the river is only a few meters to tens of meters wide. The scenery of the scenic spot is characterized by strange peaks, beautiful water, strange rocks, jungles, etc. The natural scenery is mainly natural, with no artificial accumulation or deliberate carving. There are many mountains on both sides of the river, deep canyons, and valley slopes of more than 60 degrees, some of which are almost upright. The strange rocks in the center of the river are rugged and intertwined. The ancient trees on the shore are towering, and plum trees are in the sky. The scenery along the way is picturesque and delicious, and has the unique charm of beautiful water, strange gorges and dangerous beaches.
The Jiulong Shibatan rafting tour is different from the expedition rafting on the Yangtze River and Yellow River, and the boat viewing tour such as the Li River. It is a rafting project that integrates entertainment and appreciation. , tourists take a power rubber boat to travel through the fast-flowing Longtan Beach, which is fresh and exciting, fun, near-miss and safe. After development, it quickly became a favorite amusement project for tourists and became a tourist hotline attraction in Guangdong Province. In 1988, it was listed as one of the four major tourism products in the province. In 1993, it was rated as a provincial scenic spot and designated as a national tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration.
Xinfeng Yunji Mountain
Yunji Mountain Tourist Area is a provincial nature reserve. The main peak is 1,438.8 meters above sea level, making it the highest peak in the Pearl River Delta. It has both the beauty of the southern landscape and the majesty of the northern mountains. In 2006, it won the title of "Guangdong's Most Beautiful Rural Demonstration Area". In the "2006 Most Popular Domestic (Foreign) Tourist Destination" large-scale readers' voting event, Yunji Mountain Tourist Area was rated as the "Best Self-Driving Tour Destination" today. land". "The benevolent enjoy mountains, the wise enjoy water." Yunji Mountain, with its majestic and pristine mountains and sacred and pure water, makes tourists from all over the world intoxicated and feel like they are in a dreamland.
Yunji Mountain is lined with strange peaks and strange rocks. The Lion Peak is majestic, the Jade Girl Peak is free and graceful, the Jug'er Peak is lifelike, and the Wuzhi Mountain reaches straight into the sky... The mountain is full of colorful elephant-shaped rocks that look like humans or animals, either looking up or standing, squatting or leaning, all in various poses and beautiful. . The majestic army looks back, the silly elephant salutes, the golden turtle makes a pilgrimage, the ape-man stone, the mother-child elephant, etc., all of them are realistic and lifelike. The most unique and magical Tengu Watching the Moon appears from the sky, overlooking everything, and makes people marvel at the miraculous creation of nature.
Yunji Mountain is the source of the Xinfeng River. The water of the Xinfeng River that rolls eastward is stored in the Xinfengjiang Reservoir, nourishing thousands of people in Huizhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other places downstream. The Sandie Waterfall at the source of Xinfengjiang River in the area has a height of 128 meters. The clean source water falls from the sky, and the spring flying beads jump on the rocks, just like grandma's cloud hair, flowing and rushing down all day long, which is a spectacular sight; The Jianlong Waterfall, with its water sloping down a narrow groove, is a marvelous sight; the poetic and picturesque Jianlong Waterfall, the flying Qinglong Waterfall, and the Feilong Waterfall flying across the sky, etc. The waterfall group can be said to be a scene in three steps, and a view in five steps, with various shapes.
Yunji Mountain is picturesque all year round. Appreciate mountain flowers in spring. Spring is a sea of ??colors. Clusters of nameless mountain flowers and wild flowers bloom all over the mountain. They are colorful and colorful, showing the blooming and continuation of life in nature. There is a breeze in summer, and summer is a lush world. , the mountain wind blows through, with the waterfalls, giving people a cool and refreshing feeling; watching the red leaves in autumn, autumn is a fiery red day, the golden maple leaves are in rows, the mountains are as warm as fire in the most simple way Welcome tourists from all over the world; when you step on the ice and snow in winter, winter is a jade-colored world, with ice flowers, ice strings, ice and snow, crystal clear and white snow.
The forests, sea of ??clouds, lakes and hot springs in Yunji Mountain are another major feature. The forest sea here is boundless, the vegetation is dense, and there are parasitic trees, bamboos on rocks, sparrow flowers and other wonders. It can be said that they are full of strange things and come in various shapes; the sea of ??clouds here is billowing, like cotton wool, like carpets. People in it feel relaxed and happy, as if they are drifting into a fairyland. ; Located at an altitude of 800 meters, Yuanyang Lake is like a bright pearl embedded in the mountains; the hot springs here have clear water color, containing fluorine, potassium, sodium and other trace elements, which have good recuperation and health care effects.
Zhuji Ancient Alley
Nanxiong Zhuji Alley is located in Shashui Village, 9 kilometers from the 323 National Highway Nanxiong to Jiangxi Dayu Highway to the east in the north of the county. The lane starts from Sima Bridge in the south and ends at Fenghuang Bridge in the north, with a total length of 1.5 kilometers. It is the only way to pass through the Meiguan Ancient Road between the north and south of Wuling Mountains in ancient times, and its simple style still exists. Zhuji Lane has three streets and four lanes, namely Zhuji Street, Qipan Street, and Mazai Street; Zhusi Lane, Huangmao Lane, Tielu Lane, and La Lane. Today there are 381 households with 1,742 people living there.
There are 19 existing surnames: He, Xie, Zeng, Huang, Zhong, Lai, Liu, Chen, Guo, Zhou, Dong, Lei, Dai, Zhang, Yang, Ouyang, Li, Wang, Xiong, etc. Among them, the surname Lei is from the She ethnic group. The rest of the surnames are all Han nationality.
As for the name of Zhuji Lane, according to the "Zhili Nanxiong Prefecture Chronicles" compiled by Dai Xilun in the fourth year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1824), "The name of Zhuji Lane began with Zhang Chang of the Tang Dynasty. Before Chang, He was a disciple of Xiaoyi in Jingzong Lane, Nanxiong. His ancestor Zhe gave birth to a son and lived in the same house for seven generations. In the first year of Jingzong Baoli, the court heard about his filial piety and gave him a pearl and tapestry ring as a token. He avoided the taboo of the ancestral temple and changed his residence. It is Zhuji Lane." According to the "Guangdong Xinyu" written by Qu Dajun of the Ming Dynasty and the posthumous manuscript of "Zhuji Lane National Migration to the South: Jian Family Datong Genealogy in Northern Guangdong" written by Zhongshan Huang Cibo during the Republic of China, there is a discussion about the name of Zhuji Lane, which is consistent with the above theory.
In recent years, the Preparatory Committee of the Nanxiong Zhuji Lane People’s Southern Migration Descendants Association has sent personnel to various cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta to investigate and collect genealogies and genealogies of various surnames. According to the genealogy and genealogy of surnames in Shunde, Panyu, Nanhai, Dongguan, Zhongshan and other cities and counties. The description of the origin of the name of Zhuji Lane is also consistent with the "Zhili Nanxiong Prefecture Chronicle". (Excerpted from "Zhuji Lane Ancient and Modern")
Chebaling Nature Reserve
The famous Chebaling National Nature Reserve is located in Shixing County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province Within the territory, covering an area of ??7545 hectares, it is the location of the essence of the original central subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest that is relatively well preserved, has a large area, is concentrated in distribution, and has strong nativeness on the southern edge of the Nanling Mountains. It is a world-class representative and is embedded in South China. A green emerald in the area.
In the vast primeval forest of Chebaling, there are 1,550 species of rare birds and animals such as South China tigers, clouded leopards, Sumatran antelopes, Hainan thousands of dry birds, and sambar deer, including 44 species of rare and endangered animals. There are 1,928 species of wild plants, including 8 species of rare and endangered plants, mainly Bole trees, Umbrella trees, wild soybeans, etc. There are countless biological species in this green ocean. It is evergreen all year round, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. The grass does not wither through winter, the flowers are still in full bloom even though it is not spring, and the fruits are ripe and colorful all year round. In autumn, the forest scenery with "red leaves are better than February flowers" is even more charming. In severe winter, you can occasionally enjoy the scene covered in silver, showing the vitality of nature.
Chebaling Nature Reserve has beautiful scenery, colorful and unique natural landscapes. At present, more than 10 tourism activities have been developed in the area, such as natural history museum, primitive forest rafting, primitive forest exploration, Yaozhai customs, wild botanical garden, tea orchard, plum garden, and wild bird watching, each with its own characteristics. Walking in the scenic area, you can see the elegance of nature, including mountains, water, rocks, forests and ancient times; majestic, secluded, dangerous, strange and beautiful, allowing visitors to taste the mountain and wild interest of returning to nature, with thousands of flavors, all kinds of comfort and endless fun. Lingering.
Return to nature, return to nature. Chebaling Nature Reserve attracts tourists from all over with its unique charm of deep valleys and towering ancient trees. It is not only an ideal place for scientific research and inspections, teaching internships, and environmental education, but it is also a resort for traveling, vacationing, recuperating, writing poetry, painting, and appreciating the beauty of nature.
Baizhangya Canyon Rafting
Baizhangya Canyon Rafting is located in the nationally famous Dabaoshan Mountain, close to the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway. It takes 15 minutes from the Shaxi exit to the rafting starting point, and is adjacent to the Buddhist holy land of Nanhua in the north. It only takes 10 minutes to drive to the temple, and the location is extremely convenient. It is known as "the most beautiful place in Beijing and Zhuhai". Dabaoshan has lush vegetation, towering trees, entwined ancient vines, forests of green bamboos, swarms of colorful butterflies, clear streams, secluded mountains, birdsong, and flying sparrows. It is a rare rafting adventure. Enjoy nature, return to simplicity, and re-enter the world. The first choice place to pick up children's fun. The total length of the rafting river is about 3 kilometers, with a drop of up to 100 meters. There are more than ten roundabouts along the rafting river. During the 60-minute rafting process, you can enjoy the excitement of rafting in the primeval forest canyon, and you can also appreciate the majesty of the melting mountains and the beauty of the water. Beautiful, secluded forests, beautiful flowers, strange rocks, strong pools, singing birds, and happy fish all in one primitive forest and valley scenery.
Mantang Hakka Dawei
Mantang Hakka Dawei is located in Aizi Town, Shixing County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, about 65 km from Shixing County to the north and Shaoguan City to the west. km, located between Chebaling National Nature Reserve and Xiaokeng National Forest Park.
The Mantang Hakka Wall was built in the fifth year of Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty. Although more than 170 years have passed, not a single part of the tall wall has sunk or cracked. It is truly one of the unique examples of folk architecture. It is said that it took 28 years from the fifth year of Daoguang to the ninth year of Xianfeng to be completed. Known as "the largest siege in Guangdong" and "the best residential building in Lingnan", it covers an area of ??13,500 square meters and has a construction area of ??nearly 20,000 square meters. It has the characteristics of "three major functions and nine wonders" and is among the most popular residential buildings. An outstanding representative of the "Fangwei" series.
Ruyuan Bibei Yao Village
Bi Bei Yao Village is a good place for Ruyuan folk customs sightseeing. Bibei, originally called "Biebei", is a town inhabited by the Yao people in Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County. It is located in the hinterland of Dayao Mountain, about 50 kilometers northeast of Ruyuan County. The Bibei Yao people belong to the Guoshan people and are a branch of the Yao people. They are the birthplace of the Yao people who live in the United States, Thailand, France, Myanmar, Laos and other places.
When visiting Bibei Yao Village, you can enjoy the charming scenery of Yao Mountain, watch the cheerful and lively singing and dancing of the Yao people, appreciate the ancient ethnic customs, and taste the unique Yao cuisine. Bibei Yao Village is built against the mountain, with unique bark houses, bamboo houses, and unique stilted buildings built against the mountain. In addition to Yao, Hakka is also spoken in Yao District. The Yao people wear colorful patterns embroidered by themselves. Both men and women are good at singing and dancing, and express their love with folk songs.
They are warm and hospitable, serving guests with sweet Yaoshan tea, fragrant and delicious bamboo tube rice and homemade Yaojia water wine.
Songs are an important part of the oral literature of the Yao people. Yao music, dance and folk songs originated from labor and religion. Now, the Yao people's long drum drum and bronze drum drum have been put on the stage and are very popular among the masses. Traditional sports retained by the people include arm wrestling, wrestling, qigong, sword climbing, martial arts, etc. The "October Chao" festival of Ruyuan Guoshan Yao is held every year from the first to the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month, also known as "October Society". It is a traditional festival for Ruyuan Guoshan Yao to celebrate the harvest.